Try that bone on another dog, said the landlord; as if I did not know how many make five, and where my shoe pinches me; don't think to feed me with pap, for by God I am no fool.
Basketball originated in 1891 when a future Presbyterian minister named James Naismith (1861-1939) was assigned to teach a physical education class at a Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) training school in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Basketball made the leap from idea in James Naismith's head to the international stage in a remarkably short period of time. Dr. Naismith first published the rules of the game he called Basket Ball in January 1892. By 1904, the game was a demonstration sport at the Olympic Games in St. Louis.